Watershed track for door hangers



July 28, 1925.

D. E. WILLARD WATERSHED TRACK FOR DOOR HANGERS Filed Nov. 17, 192 5 m en'ro ZJ D W/LLARD a 1 ii. i.

Patented July 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES I 1 547,701" PATENT oFFicay no m'rn is. WILLARD, or DANVILLE, rumors, A-ssmnon T ALLITH-PROUTY oom- PANY, or DANVILBE, ILLINOIS, A conronanon or DELAWARE. I

WATERSHED TRACK FOR DOOR HANGERS.)

Applicationfiled November 11,. 1923. Serial No. 6.753%.

To all whzem it may camera)...

Be it known that. I, DQNALD E. WVILLAR a. citizen of the United; States, residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and 5. State oi Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements VVatershed Tracks for Door Hangers, of which the An'ob'ect of my invention is toprovide' a water shed track for door hangers fashioned; from sheet metal and comprising two. coextensive members,'one-serving as a track member andv the other as a water 7 shed member and assembling these 'members in clamping relation as, to prevent relative movement between the same, without: the use. of. bolts, rivets or similar means. I

i Another object of my inventionisltop'rovide a water shed track of sheet metal which isv inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and install. I v V A further object. of the invention is to provide. a watershed track having a track member. and a water shed member, each associated by clamping certain portions of each when assembled and which members may be made in selected lengths, whereby several lengths may be appliedto a building for supplying ajtrackway of any desired length. a y j The above recited and other objects of the invention will beapparent from the followv .ing description and drawings and will be particularly pointed out in the. appended claims. a v

In the drawmgs L Fig. lis a, partial elevational View, with parts broken away, showing the preferred v embodiment of the invention;

. Fig. 2' is a vertical section taken on. line 2+2 of Fig. 1. I V I The track of my invention includes two members which I. have designated the track thus formed as an outwardly extending I the track member is so disposed as to press fashioned from. sheetmetal and immovably member A, and thewatershed member The trackmember A is fashioned or formed front a strip. of sheet 'metal, bent in such a manner as to provide an attaching margin provided at suitable intervals. vii-ith-v open ings for the reception of lag screws .orother attaching-means. not shown. Extending out-f wardly from the. attachingfportion 5"v isa top or cover portion 16 adapted tooverlie the hanger C. The intermediate portion 7 is. substantially vertical and-forms a housing for the hanger C. i The lower portion ofthe track member bent inwardly providing the troughelike trackway 8 on which the rollers of the hanger C move. This member is then bent upwardly as at 9,'downwardly and outwardly, forming a "pocket. The lower edge of the track member W fi shoulder ,10r'is,,; as, will, be observed iro'mthe v drawings, directedoutwatrdlyQ The .water shed member B1 is {fashioned from sheet metal and comprising a strip ];1

of suitable widthto'overlie the upper edge of the door112 with the inner edge of the water shed member inturned. asat 13 formah d- ,5- f

The track members A and the water shed member B are madein selected lengths. and the water shed member B is applied by driving the same into the recess of the track member A" from the end thereof. The parts are so arranged that the fit will b.e'a c1amp shed member B is held in position by 'f'riction andis prevented from movement relav V tively to. the track memberby frictionand also by reason of the arrangement of the parts as just described;

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, two sections of.

track are shown disposed in endwise relation,

to form a trackway. Overlyingthe meet-"' ing ends ofthe track members is a bracket 14 shaped to conform to the contour of the track member A and is provided with an opening 15 through whichalag screwor .105 similar attaching member may be passed for "securing thebracl'get and track portions to the doorway. I 'It will be observed that at the lower end of the bracket there are formed two projections 16 which extend through 11 suitably disposed openings 17in the track member A, the purpose of this construction being to aid in retaining the meeting ends ofthe track sectionsin position. Furthermore such construction provides a rigid joint and prevents dis lacement of the meeting ends of the t raci members.

In the drawings I have shown a doo. hanger comprising a truck 18 having rollers 19 and 20 at each end thereof. These rollers are carried on suitable axles 21, journaled in bearings 22, suitably provided in the truck 18. Secured to the truck 18 intermediate the rollers'19 and 20 by means of a pivot 23 is a depending member 24 suitably bent at25 to escape contact with the track- 7 Way and also to register with the inner face of the door 12. In the present instance I have shown this depending member as comprising a plate 26 secured to the door 12 by means of bolts 27 which plate is attached to the inner face of the door. It will be noted that the portion 24 of the pendant is narrower than that portion which isattached to the door. This is to permit swinging of the door on the pivot member 23 or to permit pivotal movement of the truck 18 on such pivot as the door is moved along the track. 7 v

The width of the water shed member'B is vsudiicient to extend beyond the outer surface of the door 12 as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The parts are arranged so-that a sufliclent amount of clearancemay be had between the water shed B and the outer edge of'the door. This may be accomplished by properly positioning the hanger on the door fashioning the track member with a trough-like traclrway and then bending ;up-

wardly, downwardly and outwardly the lower edge thereof, a. track of suflicient strength issecured. I prefer; to make the track member A and the water shed member B of relatively thin metal and by bending the same as shown'in the drawings, I

secure a sufiiciently rigid trackway and water shed for all purposes of use.

7 While I have described more or less precisely the details of construction of my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limi-t ing myself thereto, as I contemplate changes form and the proportion of parts and substitutionof equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient without departing from the spirit of my inu vention.

I claim:' I i a 1. In a doorhanger track, the combination,of a housing provided adjacent its lower edge with a trough-like track, and a water shed having its upper edge bent to engage said housing and to be *retained therein by clamping.

2. In a door hanger track, the combination.

of a housing provided adjacent its lower edge with a trough-like track and a downwardly and outwardly extending shoulder defining 'arecess, and a water shed element having its upper edge bent to enter said recess and to be frictionally retain-ed therein by pressure of said shoulder against said member.

3. A water shed track for door hangers, comprising in combination, a track member formed of sheet metal and fashioned to provide an attaching portion, a housing portion, a trough-like track, and with its lower edge bent upwardly, downwardly and outwardly, defining a recess along the under side of said track member; and a water shed member inserted in said recess through one end thereof and frictionally retained therein.

4. A water shed track of the class described, comprising two coextensive members each formed from strip metal, one of said members having a portion bent to define a recess for the reception of the other, and disposed so that one of said members extends v integrally therein for the reception of' a .hanger'roller, and a water shed formed asanothervmen'iber and held against movement in said track member by fr1ction, sa1d latter 7 member having adriving fit with the track member. I v

7. In a door hanger, in combination, a

track member formed of strip metal and fashioned to provide an attaching portion, a housmg for the hanger, a trough-like trackwa'y, and a recess lengthwise of said track member underneath said trackway; and a water shed member having a driving fit with said recess.

8. A door hanger track formed from a single strip of metal with the lower edge bent inwardly, then upwardly, defining a troughway for the hanger roller, and then bent downwardly and outwardly,the latter bends defininga bead withan opening below and along the track; and a water shed element formed from another strip of metal' having a bead along an edge thereof adapted to be received in said first bead, and being held against movement with respect to said track member by a pinching action of the.

edge of said first bead against said shed member where the same emerges therefrom.

9. A trolley track member having a recess formed therein lengthwise thereof, providing a pocket, a water shed member having a bead for entering said recess and conforming to a portion thereof, the parts being of such size that pressure is required to force the head of the Water shed member into the pocket to arrange said members in operative relation.

10. AtWo-part door hanger track, each part formed from sheet metal, said parts being associated together in operative relation by interfitting engagement of the parts thereby eliminating bolts and the like, one of said parts being fashioned as a Wheel sup porting or track member and the other as the Water shed member, one of said parts having a longitudinally extended laterally,

open groove and the other member having a bead adapted to enter the said groove by being applied to one end thereof, and driven into position, said parts being arranged so Wardly from said track member. I

11. A two-part door hanger track, each part formed from sheet metal and associated together in operative relation by interfitting' engagement of the parts thereby eliminating bolts and the like, the track member being formed With a Wheel supporting portion and also With a longitudinally extending laterally open groove and the water shed member being formed with a bead adapted to enter said grooveat one end thereof and be driven into position, said Water shed inemberbeing adapted When in position to project outwardlyfrom said track member for overlying the supported door.

DONALD WILLARD.

that the Water shed member may project out- 7 

